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August 23, 2010
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Wall Street Drug Use: Employees Giving Up Cocaine for Pot and PillsThe credit crisis appears to have sobered up Wall Street in more ways than one.
A review of drug-test data compiled by drug testing firm Sterling Infosystems Inc., shows that cocaine is losing its favor among investment professionals. What drug is their choice? Marijuana.
Last year, cocaine showed up in 7% of the positive tests at Wall Street firms, down from 16% in 2007, according to Sterling, a New York-based firm that screens about 5,900 employees a year for some 270 finance shops.
Meanwhile, the prevalence of marijuana in failed tests jumped from 64% to 80% between 2007 and 2009.
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